CE.2a-d SOL Review

CE.2a: When a governmental official says, “I can only do what the people have given me the power to do,” this describes:

• Representative government

• Democracy

• Consent of the governed

• Limited Government

CE.2b: Which document organized the first form of national government for the independent colonies?

• U.S. Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

CE.2a: The United States has a system of government in which the people rule. What principle best describes the US system of government?

• Representative government

• Democracy

• Consent of the governed

• Rule of law

CE.2a: King George was placed in jail because he broke the law. Which fundamental principle would apply to the situation?

• Representative government

• Limited government

• Consent of the governed

• Rule of law

CE.2b: This document gave rights to Englishmen and claimed that everyone was under the law for the first time

• Magna Carta

• Articles of Confederation

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

Select the three unalienable rights that the Declaration of Independence gives:

• Life

• Due Process

• Equality

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

CE.2c: The Constitution of the United States starts with the Preamble. Which of these is NOT a line in the preamble?

• We hold these truths to be self-evident

• To ensure domestic tranquility

• To provide for the common defense

• In order to form a more perfect Union

CE.2b: Which document influenced the first amendment of the Constitution?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Charters of the Virginia Company of London

• VA Statute for Religious Freedom

CE.2c: Why does the Preamble begin with “We the People?”

• To make it clear that more than one person wrote the Constitution

• To establish that the power of the government comes from the people

• To differentiate it from other famous documents

“The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senate shall have one vote.”

-       Seventeenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution

• Representative government

• Democracy

• Consent of the governed

• Limited Government